Nova Massacre Victim's Parents Move to Gaza Envelope, Feeling Closer to Daughter
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
The parents of Bar Zohar, who was murdered at the Nova music festival massacre, have moved to Sderot in the Gaza envelope. They feel closer to their daughter in the area where she took her last breaths. Her father, Meir Zohar, spoke about a musical track made from her words and a prophetic poem she wrote before the attack. The move is described as ideological, aiming to be close to the site of her death and the other victims' families.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Bar Zohar's parents moved to Sderot in the Gaza envelope to feel closer to their murdered daughter.
- Meir Zohar discussed a musical track created from his daughter Bar's writings and voice.
- Bar Zohar wrote a prophetic poem about the events nearly a year before the October 7th massacre.
- The Nova festival site is preparing for a national memorial ceremony amidst ongoing conflict.
- The parents' move is described as ideological, connecting them to their daughter's final moments.
As the three-year anniversary of the October 7th massacre approaches, the Nova music festival site near Kibbutz Re'im is filled with a tense atmosphere ahead of a national memorial ceremony. Families of the victims are making preparations, and visitors are arriving at the site, which has transformed from a disaster scene into a national memorial. Amidst the deep sorrow and quiet gathering, the mood is particularly tense due to the constant sound of explosions from nearby Gaza. This stark contrast between the sounds of conflict and the solemn remembrance highlights the difficult emotions on the ground.
Meir Zohar, father of Bar Zohar, who was murdered at the festival, spoke in an interview about a unique musical track created from his daughter's words and voice. "It's a track created from words Bar wrote, and in the last seconds of the song, Bar is also sampled singing," he explained. Zohar also discussed the establishment of the memorial site for the hundreds of victims, explaining how turning private grief into a community effort aided his coping. "When I started dealing with personal remembrance, I understood it was helpful, and then I automatically started acting communally," he said.
Adding to the poignancy, Zohar shared prophetic texts written by his daughter, including a poem from October 14, 2022, nearly a year before the massacre, containing words eerily matching the terror events. These writings, which have become a spiritual testament, create deep emotional resonance. Meir quoted his daughter's chilling words: "It's hard to explain the depth of the pain and accept the reality."
Bar's mother, Kati, joined the interview, and the couple shared their decision to leave their previous home and move to Sderot in the Gaza envelope. Kati explained their ideological motivation for the move, seeking to be close to the place where their daughter took her last breaths. "We moved here entirely for ideological reasons, to be close to the place. Here we feel closest to Bar, because this is where she took her last breaths, and this place is important to us like it is to all the other families," she stated.
